Name of star oddly featuring in tabloid (5)
I believe the answer is:
susan
'name' is the definition.
'star oddly featuring in tabloid' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters.
'featuring in' is an insertion indicator.
'tabloid' becomes 'sun' (The Sun, UK newspaper).
The alternating letters of 'star' are 'sa'.
'sa' put within 'sun' is 'SUSAN'.
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for susan that I've seen before include "- - Sarandon, film actress" , "Girl's name, meaning lily" , "Black-eyed -; lazy -" , "When lazy, she's a revolving tray on a dining table" , "-- Howatch, novelist" .)